{"id":558578,"date":"2024-09-04T16:57:59","date_gmt":"2024-09-04T14:57:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/?p=558578"},"modified":"2024-09-05T11:28:11","modified_gmt":"2024-09-05T09:28:11","slug":"sixty60-vs-pick-n-pay-vs-spar2u","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/internet\/558578-sixty60-vs-pick-n-pay-vs-spar2u.html","title":{"rendered":"Sixty60 vs Pick\u00a0n\u00a0Pay vs Spar2U"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Competition in South Africa’s on-demand grocery delivery space is heating up, with major players like Checkers Sixty60, Pick n Pay asap!, and Spar2U offering highly competitive pricing for groceries ordered online.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A MyBroadband analysis has revealed that although Pick n Pay asap! is the cheapest for our selected basket of goods, just R20.10 separates it from the most expensive option: Spar2U.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The popularity of on-demand grocery delivery services has skyrocketed in recent years. When Checkers Sixty60 launched in late 2019, many believed demand for the service would decline following the lifting of Covid-19 lockdowns.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

However, it has only continued to grow and expand its footprint.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In its latest annual results, the Shoprite group revealed that Checkers Sixty60’s sales increased by 58.1% over the financial year. This followed online sales growth of 81.5% the year prior.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It has also significantly expanded its network of stores supporting Checkers Sixty60. It reached 466 stores by September 2023, 505 stores by December 2023, and 539 stores by June 2024<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For reference, when the service launched in November 2019, it was available through select stores in Sandton, Johannesburg, and Cape Town.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Within 18 months of its launch, Sixty60 climbed to the top of South Africa’s list of the most popular grocery shopping apps, accumulating more than 1 million downloads in a short time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The platform has proved immensely popular among the country’s online shoppers, with the app’s downloads reaching 3.1 million by March 2023.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

By December 2023, Checkers Sixty60 downloads stood at over 4.5 million.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Rivals, Pick and Pay asap! and Spar2U have also seen substantial growth in recent years. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Launched in March 2022, Spar2U added around 70,000 to 87,500 new users to its platform by November 2023. This user growth led to sales volume growth of 27% during the year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It saw a massive surge in sales between September 2023 and March 2024, with sales volumes increasing by a massive 463%<\/a> over the same period the year before.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Spar also expanded the service’s footprint to 420 by March 2024, from 356 at the end of September 2023.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Pick n Pay’s results for the year ended 25 February 2024 revealed that its asap! on-demand delivery service had expanded to 541 stores nationwide, and grew sales by 74.4%<\/a> over the financial year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The growth figure was up from 72% for the same period the year before.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“Growth was driven by 102.3% year-on-year increase in the Group’s on-demand services, Pick n Pay asap!, via its flagship app, as well as via its partnership with Mr D Pick n Pay,” it added.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

MyBroadband compared pricing for the three services by creating a grocery basket comprising ten products available at each store to determine which is more affordable.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Online grocery delivery price showdown<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Our analysis revealed that Spar’s on-demand delivery service was the most expensive for the basket of groceries we selected at R546.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This makes it R20.10 more expensive than the cheapest option, Pick n Pay asap!, and R18.10 more expensive than Checkers Sixty60.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We selected products common to each retailer to ensure fairness. However, this wasn’t possible for products like chicken breasts, as the supplier used by each retailer is often unclear.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We selected the lowest price per kg available from each retailer for chicken breasts, using original and non-deal pricing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Despite being more expensive overall, Spar2U was the cheapest store for three items: a 2L bottle of Douglasdale Full Cream milk, a 190g pack of Cheese NikNaks, and 200g of Eskort Streaky Bacon.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It was between R2 and R8 cheaper than the competitors for these products.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

However, it was more expensive for products like 1kg of chicken breasts, a 700g load of Albany Superior White Bread, and a nine-pack of Baby Soft 2-ply toilet rolls.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It should be noted that, unlike Checkers, Spar2U’s pricing varies based on the type of store you order from.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“Different Spar stores have different prices, based on whether it’s a Spar, SuperSpar, KwikSpar,” it told MyBroadband.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The table below compares the cost of similar grocery baskets purchased through Checkers Sixty60, Pick n Pay asap!, and Spar2U.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For the comparison, we assumed that the customer isn’t a member of any loyalty rewards programmes and excluded any deal prices. We excluded the cost of delivery as each platform charges the same fee of R35.<\/p>\n\n\n

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Item<\/strong><\/td>\nSpar2U<\/strong><\/td>\nCheckers Sixty60<\/strong><\/td>\nPick n Pay asap!<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
Douglasdale Milk Full Cream (2L)<\/td>\nR32.99<\/span><\/td>\nR37.99<\/span><\/td>\nR35.99<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Albany Superior White Bread (700g)<\/td>\nR19.99<\/span><\/td>\nR16.99<\/span><\/td>\nR16.99<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Chicken Breast (1kg)<\/td>\nR98.99<\/span><\/td>\nR78.99<\/span><\/td>\nR79.99<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Coca-Cola Original Taste (1L)<\/td>\nR18.99<\/span><\/td>\nR18.99<\/span><\/td>\nR17.99<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
NikNaks Cheese Flavoured (190g)<\/td>\nR19.99<\/span><\/td>\nR21.99<\/span><\/td>\nR21.99<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Beacon Jelly Tots Original (100g)<\/td>\nR25.99<\/span><\/td>\nR25.99<\/span><\/td>\nR25.99<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Lancewood Cheddar Cheese (600g)<\/td>\nR128.09<\/span><\/td>\nR129.99<\/span><\/td>\nR124.99<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
McCain Country Crop Frozen Veg (1kg)<\/td>\nR56.99<\/span><\/td>\nR49.99<\/span><\/td>\nR54.99<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Baby Soft 2 Ply Toilet Rolls (9 pack)<\/td>\nR101.99<\/span><\/td>\nR96.99<\/span><\/td>\nR96.99<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Eskort Streaky Bacon (200g)<\/td>\nR41.99<\/span><\/td>\nR49.99<\/span><\/td>\nR49.99<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Total basket price<\/strong><\/td>\nR546.00<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\nR527.90<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\nR525.90<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table><\/div>\n<\/figure>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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